Sergey Kuzmich Vyazmitinov | |
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Сергей Кузьмич Вязмитинов | |
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| Governor General of Saint Petersburg | |
| In office 10 November 1816 – 31 August 1818 10 September 1805–12 January 1808 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Balashov Pyotr Tolstoy |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Miloradovich Dmitry Lobanov-Rostovsky |
| Minister of Police | |
| In office 1812–1819 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Balashov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Balashov |
| Minister of Land Forces | |
| In office 1802–1808 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Alexey Arakcheyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1744 Rylsky Uyezd,Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 October 1819(1819-10-15) (aged 75) Saint Petersburg,Imperial Russia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1759–1819 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
CountSergey Kuzmich Vyazmitinov (Russian:Серге́й Кузьми́ч Вязмити́нов/Вязьмити́нов; 7 October 1744 – 15 October 1819) was a Russian general and statesman.
He descended from the ancient noble landowner's family ofRuthenian origin, known from the end of the 15th century. On 22 June 1759 he was recorded ascorporal into the Observational Corps, but started service only on 21 December 1761 as ensign ofUkrainianNarodnoe Opolcheniye Corps. In 1762 he was moved into Manezh Company (Манежная рота).
During theRusso-Turkish War, 1768-1774 he was aide-de-camp of the Vice President of theWar Collegium CountZakhar Chernyshev, from 1770 he was agenerals-auditor-lieutenants in the rank of premier-major, manager of the affairs of the march office of Chernyshev (from October 1771 of CountPeter Rumyantsev-Zadunaysky). In 1777 he was promoted tocolonel and was appointed as the commander of Astrakhan infantry regiment.
On 22 September 1786 he obtained the rank ofmajor general and became the commander of the Astrakhan grenadier regiment for whose formation he was chiefly responsible. DuringRusso-Turkish War, 1787-1792 he commanded joined forces of thechasseurs and grenadiers battalions and participated in the taking ofKhotin,Akkerman andBendery.
From 1 March 1790 Vyazmyatinov was the ruler ofMogilev's deputy and the commander of Belarusian chasseur Corps. On 2 September 1793 he was promoted tolieutenant-general, from 4 March 1794Senator. In September 1794 he was appointed acting Governor General ofSimbirsk andUfa.
From 1795 he commanded the Orenburg Corps. He helped stifle a rebellion ofKyrgyz and secured election as thekhan of the Russian-backed puppet. From 29 November 1796 he was Orenburgmilitary governor and the chief of Moscow musketeer regiment. He was a military governor ofKamenets-Podolskiy from 1 December 1796, from 3 December 1796 Governor General ofMalorossiya, from 13 January 1797 commandant ofPeter and Paul Fortress and the chief of its garrison regiment. Simultaneously (from 24 April 1797) he commanded the Commissariat Department.
On 5 November 1799 Vyazmyatinov was dismissed from the military service. On 9 September 1801 he was appointed the civil governor of Malorossiya. From 1 January 1802 he was the Vice President of theWar Collegium and from 15 January simultaneously a senator and a member of thePermanent Council (Непременный Совет). After the creation ofMinistry of Land Forces on 8 September he became the first Defense Minister of Russia and carried out enormous work on the reorganization of the Arms Forces Administration.
During his departure into front-line army (1805) emperorAleksander I left Vyazmitinov as the commander-in-chief in St.Petersburg. 13 January 1808 he was dismissed (one of the reasons were the large scale of abuses by thecommissariat officials). On 20 April 1811 he was newly accepted to the service, and with appointment as a member of theState Council.
From 25 March 1812 he was a member of theCommittee of Ministers, and from 28 March Vyazmitinov was the commander-in-chief in St.Petersburg during absence of the Emperor, managing theMinistry of Police. Simultaneously, from 9 September 1812 he was the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, and from 30 October 1816 military Governor General of St.Petersburg.
On 19 August 1818 Vyazmitinov was granted acomital title. He was buried in theLazarev burial-vault of theAlexander Nevsky Monastery.
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| Preceded byas General Governor of Kiev, Chernigov, Novgorod-Siversky | General Governor of Little Russia (Kamenets-Podolsky) 1796–1802 | Succeeded byas General Governor of Little Russia |
| Preceded by | War Governor of Saint Petersburg 1805 – 1808 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | War Governor of Saint Petersburg 1816 – 1818 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Police 1812 – 1819 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by New Creation | Minister of Land Forces 1802 – 1808 | Succeeded by |
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